November 2010
31 posts
How I Spent Tonight's Power Outage
Reading the proposals by candlelight for an internal grant at work. Have had the proposals for weeks. Meeting is tomorrow. Yeah.
Posting to Facebook and Twitter via my Droid.
Practicing the flute. We have a concert Sunday. I should have been practicing for weeks. Yeah.
Marveling at the joys of technology we so often take for granted.
How I Felt When the Power Came Back On:
Relieved, and then...
Surprise Party →
On Saturday night, we threw a surprise birthday party for The Sailor and one of my sisters-in-law, both of whom are turning 30. And they were actually surprised! We told them we were getting together…
Meeting Peter of Peter, Paul and Mary →
Peter and me (and another volunteer)Tonight I volunteered at WTTW Channel 11, answering phones during their pledge drive. (Anyone can volunteer.) One of the shows that…
Turkey Trot: Bonfield Express 5K →
Picture lifted off the Facebook page. I’m in the white, second from right.This morning The Sailor and I woke up early (for a non-work day) to run the Bonfield Express 5K….
I'm Thankful For ... →
Five people I’m thankful for: The Sailor (despite the Packers hat), my brothers and my sisters-in-law. Photo taken last Christmas. Two of the three snuggies belong to me. …
Another Photo of the Sunset →
Took this one as I was leaving the office the other day.
Lazy Friday Jeans Day at the Office →
Lately I’ve been running late for work, meaning I don’t have time to second guess my outfits. This is probably one of those outfits that I would have deemed not work appropriate (even for a Friday…
Post-Race Update: Our Times, and My Iliotibial... →
Yes, this sweatshirt was a big reason I did the Hot Chocolate 15KI talked to my marathoner friend yesterday afternoon and described the pain I felt during the race (pain on…
Hot Chocolate 15K and my stupid knee :( →
So this morning was the Hot Chocolate 15K (and 5K). I went into it hoping I could finish around a 12:30 pace. (I was doing the 15K.) Unfortunately my knee had other plans. Anyway, so…
wardrobe remix: more leggings at the office →
Continuing my quest to make leggings work-appropriate. I think I did a good job. And this outfit was sooooo comfortable. I mean, this is the most comfortable I could get at the office…
Baby it's cold outside. Warm your ears! Cutely! →
I was also debating titling this post “look at this f***ing hipster winter knitwear.” WHO CARES. So I’m letting the hipster trends slowly seep into my everyday wear. If I like it, I wear…
now this is good parenting →
My son is gay.
Or he’s not. I don’t care. He is still my son. And he is 5. And I am his mother. And if you have a problem with anything mentioned above, I don’t want to know you.
Photos: For the next few days I can enjoy the... →
And this morning was definitely a sunrise to enjoy. I swear these were all taken while I was at a stoplight … Well maybe just two out of three.
Lazy Necklace Layering →
I have a lot of long necklaces, and I wear them alone all the time, but I wanted to figure out a way to layer them. My creativity at 6:30am is a little limited, plus it’s easy to go into autopilot…
Halloween! Photo Post →
Not my fireplace Hope everyone had a great Halloween! I did!
I always wanted to do a Jack Skellington pumpkin I think this is the first Halloween…
